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TABLE 1. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-HOURS, AND PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF COAL MINED
           AND WORK LOCATION                       JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995

        TYPE OF COAL                   FATAL            NFDL           NDL
            AND                  FATAL  INC     NFDL     INC     NDL   INC
        WORK LOCATION                  RATES           RATES          RATES

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   18   .04   5,102   10.88   1,325   2.83
    SURFACE----------------------    4   .09     315    7.39     158   3.71
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   22   .04   5,417   10.59   1,483   2.90
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    8   .02     854    2.59     401   1.22
    AUGER MINES------------------    -     -      22    5.91       6   1.61
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    1   .74       6    4.42       4   2.95
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    9   .03     882    2.64     411   1.23
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   31   .04   6,299    7.45   1,894   2.24
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    3   .03     407    3.74     189   1.74
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      24    3.77      17   2.67
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    3   .03     431    3.74     206   1.79
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   34   .04   6,730    7.00   2,100   2.18
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    3  2.06       9    6.17       -      -
    SURFACE----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    3  1.57       9    4.71       -      -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    1   .21      51   10.57      11   2.28
    CULM BANK--------------------    -     -       9    3.28      13   4.74
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    1   .13      60    7.91      24   3.16
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    4   .42      69    7.26      24   2.53
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -     -      96   18.82      28   5.49
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -       1    4.17       2   8.34
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -     -      97   18.16      30   5.62
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    4   .27     166   11.18      54   3.64
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   21   .04   5,111   10.86   1,325   2.82
    SURFACE----------------------    4   .09     315    7.31     158   3.67
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   25   .05   5,426   10.57   1,483   2.89
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    9   .03     905    2.71     412   1.23
    AUGER MINES------------------    -     -      22    5.91       6   1.61
    CULM BANK--------------------    1   .27      15    4.02      17   4.56
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   10   .03     942    2.75     435   1.27
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   35   .04   6,368    7.44   1,918   2.24
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    3   .03     503    4.41     217   1.90
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      25    3.79      19   2.88
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    3   .02     528    4.38     236   1.96
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   38   .04   6,896    7.06   2,154   2.21
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    -     -       6     .12       8    .16
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -     -       1     .86       1    .86
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    -     -       7     .14       9    .17
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   38   .04   6,903    6.72   2,163   2.10






TABLE 1. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-HOURS, AND PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF COAL MINED
           AND WORK LOCATION                       JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP    PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS  (SHORT TONS)

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------ 6,445 13.74  46,929   93,800,984   395,454,398
    SURFACE----------------------   477 11.19   4,581    8,527,004             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 6,922 13.53  51,510  102,327,988   395,454,398
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------ 1,263  3.84  32,176   65,857,836   624,695,353
    AUGER MINES------------------    28  7.52     665      744,622     3,974,181
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    11  8.10     183      271,577     1,062,394
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,302  3.89  33,024   66,874,035   629,731,928
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 8,224  9.72  84,534  169,202,023 1,025,186,326
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   599  5.50  10,403   21,776,088             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    41  6.45     684    1,271,805             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   640  5.55  11,087   23,047,893             -
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 8,864  9.22  95,621  192,249,916 1,025,186,326
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    12  8.23     202      291,758       414,662
    SURFACE----------------------     -     -      65       90,431             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    12  6.28     267      382,189       414,662
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    63 13.06     522      965,144     1,870,743
    CULM BANK--------------------    22  8.02     327      548,490     2,043,148
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -       2        4,340         1,525
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    85 11.20     851    1,517,974     3,915,416
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    97 10.21   1,118    1,900,163     4,330,078
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   124 24.31     572    1,020,237             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------     3 12.50      25       47,985             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   127 23.78     597    1,068,222             -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   224 15.09   1,715    2,968,385     4,330,078
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------ 6,457 13.72  47,131   94,092,742   395,869,060
    SURFACE----------------------   477 11.07   4,646    8,617,435             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 6,934 13.50  51,777  102,710,177   395,869,060
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------ 1,326  3.97  32,698   66,822,980   626,566,096
    AUGER MINES------------------    28  7.52     665      744,622     3,974,181
    CULM BANK--------------------    33  8.85     464      746,122     2,798,616
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -      48       78,285       308,451
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,387  4.06  33,875   68,392,009   633,647,344
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 8,321  9.73  85,652  171,102,186 1,029,516,404
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   723  6.34  10,975   22,796,325             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    44  6.67     709    1,319,790             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   767  6.36  11,684   24,116,115             -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 9,088  9.31  97,336  195,218,301 1,029,516,404
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    14   .28   5,596   10,121,743             -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------     2  1.73     144      231,456             -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    16   .31   5,740   10,353,199             -
       GRAND TOTAL--------------- 9,104  8.86 103,076  205,571,500 1,029,516,404